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Hungarian
Etymology
Lexicalization of the adjective képes (“similar”, obsolete sense) + -t (locative case suffix).
Pronunciation
Postposition
képest
- for; compared to/with something, in/by comparison (with something: -hoz/-hez/-höz)
- Synonym: (with a comparative adjective) -nál/-nél
- Az előző évhez képest jobb a bevétel. ― Compared to last year, the profit is better.
- A korukhoz képest jól néznek ki. ― They look good for their age.
References
Further reading
- képest in Bárczi, Géza and László Országh. A magyar nyelv értelmező szótára (‘The Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language’, abbr.: ÉrtSz.). Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962. Fifth ed., 1992: →ISBN